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GENKI Conjugation Cards
The Japan Times Publishing, Ltd. · 20 ratings · ★ 2.8
2.8
★★★★★
20 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 10 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"genki"
5 negative reviews mention this · 50% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Supplement Study. This is basically a flash card app for conjugations with difficult repeatability. I bought Genki 1 workbook and textbook and it’s been great for basics. The app, however, should be free for what it offers and feels like it was made 10+ yea…" - Red bluegrass
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"card"
3 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Supplement Study. This is basically a flash card app for conjugations with difficult repeatability. I bought Genki 1 workbook and textbook and it’s been great for basics. The app, however, should be free for what it offers and feels like it was made 10+ yea…" - Red bluegrass
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"making"
3 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too buggy for a paid app. My main issue is that the flash card checker/tests register all correct answers as incorrect, making that feature useless. Besides that, anytime you navigate away from the app in the middle of studying a flash card deck, you have to start…" - DirgeDarkling
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"useless"
3 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too buggy for a paid app. My main issue is that the flash card checker/tests register all correct answers as incorrect, making that feature useless. Besides that, anytime you navigate away from the app in the middle of studying a flash card deck, you have to start…" - DirgeDarkling
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"verb"
3 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Limited. Seem like an old app. Useful with Genki textbook, because verbs are introduced in the same order. But it seems there is no way to work with multiple forms of one verb at a time - it’s only one tense at a time. I want to hear “taberu, tabima…" - LeHonkeur
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Horrible user interface
This is a charged app which I’m expecting something nice to use. Instead real UI looks horrible and laggy. I have no idea how I can use it. It’s like a beginner high school project instead of a published app. Please not waste your money. Plenty of other free app out there for you
Missing verbs in Genki 3rd edition
At least couple verbs taught in the Genki 3rd edition are missing in this app, including はいる、のる。
Annoying
I don’t understand why it’s different from the Vocab app, this one u have to spell each word out
Confusing User Interface - Not all that useful.
Whoever wrote this didn't really seem interested in making it useful. There is no way to select cards for your review based on your current progress in Genki. Instead, one picks sets that cuts across material in more than one chapter. Also, when it comes time to check your answer, it gives you the verb ending, which is half the answer. My feeling about this app is that currently it is not of any use at all and when it might be usable I won't need it anymore.
Supplement Study
This is basically a flash card app for conjugations with difficult repeatability.
I bought Genki 1 workbook and textbook and it’s been great for basics. The app, however, should be free for what it offers and feels like it was made 10+ years ago then forgot about. I already spent $ on both hard copies of the text, it should at least be free to download.
If you have the $6 to spare, it’s not unusable, but It won’t really teach you much. It’s a flash card app that coincides with the vocabulary in the book.
My recommendation: if you don’t have Anki or either the text or workbook, save the $6 for something else.
I bought Genki 1 workbook and textbook and it’s been great for basics. The app, however, should be free for what it offers and feels like it was made 10+ years ago then forgot about. I already spent $ on both hard copies of the text, it should at least be free to download.
If you have the $6 to spare, it’s not unusable, but It won’t really teach you much. It’s a flash card app that coincides with the vocabulary in the book.
My recommendation: if you don’t have Anki or either the text or workbook, save the $6 for something else.
Too buggy for a paid app
My main issue is that the flash card checker/tests register all correct answers as incorrect, making that feature useless.
Besides that, anytime you navigate away from the app in the middle of studying a flash card deck, you have to start over from the very beginning when you go back.
As it currently stands, not worth the money I paid for it.
Besides that, anytime you navigate away from the app in the middle of studying a flash card deck, you have to start over from the very beginning when you go back.
As it currently stands, not worth the money I paid for it.
Limited
Seem like an old app. Useful with Genki textbook, because verbs are introduced in the same order. But it seems there is no way to work with multiple forms of one verb at a time - it’s only one tense at a time. I want to hear “taberu, tabimasu, tabete, tabemashita, tabeta” but this app doesn’t do that. Also, there’s no audio for the example sentences. I’m looking for a better conjugation drill app, this one isn’t working for me.
stop giving the verb endings
basically useless it tells you the answer to the question
Almost useless
Needs option to hide English!
Frustrating
The English and Japanese infinitives are both shown on the front, making it impossible to check if you really know the word. There is no way to mark a card as learned or mark where in a deck you are when you take a break. Every time you open the app it takes you to the beginning. And the sound doesn’t work (although it does on my phone on other Genki apps).
Sentiment summary
30%
Positive (4-5★)
15%
Neutral (3★)
55%
Negative (1-2★)